LindseySullivan
Well-known member
I saw a comment about working out in your fat training zone and I have to comment on this.
There's a reason it's called the "fat training zone" - if you work out there, you'll stay fatter than someone who works out at a higher intensity.
A lot of people work out at a lower intensity (60% MHR) because you burn a higher percentage of calories from fat at a lower intensity.
However, if you work out at a higher intensity (80% MHR), you burn more calories overall - probably more from fat than in the fat zone.
Here's the basic math:
3500 calories = one pound, whether you get it from fat or carbohydrates
MHR = 220-age for men and 226-age for women
If you work out on the elliptical or spinning or whatever, at a moderate intensity (60% MHR) you burn 75% of calories from fat. So lets say you burned 320 calories - 240 of those calories came from fat and it will take you about 10 of these workouts to get a one pound loss
If you work out at a high intensity (80% MHR) you burn 50% of calories from fat. Say you burned 500 calories spinning - 250 came from fat and it will only take 7 workouts to lose 1 pound.
It's simple math.
-Lindsey Sullivan, ACE Certified Trainer
There's a reason it's called the "fat training zone" - if you work out there, you'll stay fatter than someone who works out at a higher intensity.
A lot of people work out at a lower intensity (60% MHR) because you burn a higher percentage of calories from fat at a lower intensity.
However, if you work out at a higher intensity (80% MHR), you burn more calories overall - probably more from fat than in the fat zone.
Here's the basic math:
3500 calories = one pound, whether you get it from fat or carbohydrates
MHR = 220-age for men and 226-age for women
If you work out on the elliptical or spinning or whatever, at a moderate intensity (60% MHR) you burn 75% of calories from fat. So lets say you burned 320 calories - 240 of those calories came from fat and it will take you about 10 of these workouts to get a one pound loss
If you work out at a high intensity (80% MHR) you burn 50% of calories from fat. Say you burned 500 calories spinning - 250 came from fat and it will only take 7 workouts to lose 1 pound.
It's simple math.
-Lindsey Sullivan, ACE Certified Trainer